Below are the three companies in the Consumer Finance industry with the highest EBITDA Growth (next year estimate vs. LTM). EBITDA Growth can be valuable in predicting future cash flow generation and earnings power.

Encore Capital G ranks highest with a EBITDA growth of 63.0%. Ezcorp Inc-A is next with a EBITDA growth of 62.6%. Green Dot Corp-A ranks third highest with a EBITDA growth of 60.5%.

Firstcash Inc follows with a EBITDA growth of 57.7%, and Pra Group Inc rounds out the top five with a EBITDA growth of 34.7%.

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